Hybrid Lead DevOps Engineer

at Wells Fargo

• Job title: Lead DevOps Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $119,000 - $224,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, Linux, Python, Terraform, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Charlotte, United States

About the role

• Lead DevOps Engineer modernizing infrastructure and automation for Wells Fargo’s Consumer Technology platforms. Collaborating across teams to build scalable solutions and elevate engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to modernize infrastructure delivery using best‑in‑class automation and configuration patterns
• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure build and provisioning pipelines that enable repeatable and scalable compute environments
• Develop and maintain a library of reusable configuration modules and automation patterns to support consistent image and system builds across environments
• Contribute to the creation and evolution of enterprise image standards, including versioning, governance, and ongoing maintenance
• Strengthen infrastructure lifecycle and compliance processes, including vulnerability remediation and secure baseline management
• Collaborate across teams -- Production Support, Enterprise Infrastructure, Developer Platforms, and application teams—to deliver integrated, enterprise‑ready engineering solutions
• Build and consume RESTful APIs that support infrastructure and configuration automation
• Contribute to internal tooling and developer utilities, including CLIs and shared components developed through innersource
• Support the design of self‑service provisioning workflows that simplify and accelerate infrastructure consumption by application teams
• Apply modern engineering practices to drive immutable infrastructure patterns and alignment with container‑oriented workflows where appropriate
• Mentor engineers, review code and automation patterns, and foster a culture of quality, reusability, and engineering excellence

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or related disciplines
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience with Linux systems engineering and infrastructure automation
• 3+ years of experience using programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go)
• 2+ years of experience designing, developing, or consuming RESTful APIs for infrastructure or platform workflows
• 3+ years of experience working with Git-based workflows and modern source control practices
• 2+ years of experience developing configuration automation (e.g., role/blueprint‑style frameworks, configuration modules, or similar concepts)
• 2+ years of experience automating image, system, or configuration build processes (e.g. GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible)
• 2+ years of experience applying security, compliance, or vulnerability‑management practices within infrastructure engineering
• 2+ years leading or influencing technical engineering initiatives in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment

Benefits

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement